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Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

  • Written by Ryan Kennedy, Timashev Chair of Data Analytics and Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University
imageSome surveys have reported that a large number of Americans are willing to support the use of force for political ends.stellalevi, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images

A series of recent events has sparked alarm about rising levels of political violence in the U.S. These episodes include the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk on Sept....

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